Player Joins Select List With U S Open Victory
AP report notes Gary Player, wearing black, won the U S Open Golf Championship in a 3 stroke playoff over Kel Nagle. The South African, famed for drama, donated his $25 000 prize to the USGA and said honor mattered more than money. He became the first foreign winner in 45 years.
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Ken Nagle
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Mr. Player
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Palmer, Player win majors. gifts aid cancer fund and junior golf
In golf, Player and Nagle win the four major titles pursuit, with Player donating 5000 to USGA Cancer Fund and 2000 to his caddie while signaling funds to junior golf. Palmer has not yet won PGA. Nicklaus still seeks British Open. Tulsa faces El Paso. Dallas-Fort Worth plays Albuquerque. Amarillo meets Austin.
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Frank Pagel
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Nagle
Babe Ruth League game rouses Leonard Oil to comeback
Leonard Oil rallied from a 4-2 deficit in the seventh to beat Dexter-Hagerman 7 4. Mike Murphy homered and had two hits. Jim Utterback added two for DH. a double play from Olson to McGill to McDonald supported the rally. Batteries DH Henry Vandenbout and Don Miles. LO Santiago Hernandez and Mark McDonald. Walker AFB vs Valley Chevrolet ended 8 3 with Walker pulling away late. Stan Smith homered for VC and Don Prince had two hits for Walker.
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Larry Flores
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Don Prince
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Little League Lions topple Proctor to snap win streak
In a high scoring game at Union Plaza, Little League Lions Rivera Street held Proctor to one hit until the fifth inning. Wayne Kennedy faded late, Preston Hall a nine year old reliever preserved the lead as UP beat Proctor, ending a five game stretch. Batteries: UP Kennedy Hall and Winningham. PC Bristow Peschka. Minor League results and other scores follow.
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Standings and scores mix with scattered club results
The page lists multiple standings and game notes including Kansas City at New York and Boston at Baltimore with twi night times, plus various city pairings and scores. It also reports Wyoming football 17-11-2 under coach Lloyd W Eaton and partial minor league box scores with hitters and pitchers for Roswell Lumber and other local teams.
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Mets End Dodgers Streak In 1-0 Monday Thriller
Joe Christopher’s bunt single started a seventh inning rally spoiling a possible Dodgers no hitter as the Mets beat Los Angeles 1-0. Billy Cowan followed with a first of the season homer, securing a second straight 1-0 win while Osteen held the Mets to two hits. In other action, Lee Maye’s two run triple led Houston past Philadelphia 6-2.
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Jim Bunning
Philadelphia Phillies
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Cincinnati
Jim Maloney
Johnny Lewis
Reds
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Jackson
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Jim Lefebvre
Jeff Torborg
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Osteen
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Joe Morgan
Minor league baseball results and scores
International League Syracuse 8 Jacksonville 5. Pacific Coast League San Diego 8 Vancouver 0. Oklahoma City 4 Tacoma 3. Portland 6 Arkansas 1. Salt Lake City 3 Hawaii 0. Toledo at Buffalo postponed due to rain.
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Associated Press
Syracuse
Jacksonville
Toledo
Buffalo
San Diego
Vancouver
Oklahoma City
Tacoma
Portland
Arkansas
Salt Lake City
Hawaii
Young caddy earns $2000 from U S Open win
In St Louis AP report Gary Player rewarded his 16 year old caddy Frank Pagel with a $2000 prize after winning the U S Open Championship on Monday. The payment is believed to be the largest ever given a caddy.
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Frank Pagel
South Africa
Gary Player
Student plans for windfall funds cited by Pagel
Pagel says he will spend part of a $2,000 prize on a motorcycle and save the rest for college.
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Pagel
Connie Mack League Opens with 15 to 19 Year Olds
Organized baseball for ages 15 to 19 starts tonight with a doubleheader at 6 p.m. The Connie Mack League, created by the Evening Optimist Club, already counts 145 players with registration through Friday. Games are at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays at Fair Park.
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Finals Set In Southwestern Junior Tennis Tournament
Top seed Ronnie Kahn of El Paso faces Van Hill of El Paso in the 18 and under final. Geoff Grange of Phoenix meets Steve McKnight of El Paso in the 16 and under final.
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Ronnie Kahn
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van Hill
Geoff Grange
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Steve McKnight
Aquatic Group Meets Tonight in Roswell
Maj. Walter Lull and Sgt. Tony Van Dorp of the US Olympic water polo team will discuss the sport at the Roswell Aquatic Boosters meeting. Open to the public, the 7 30 p.m. event at the Roswell Inn features YMCA director Dave Goodwin presenting on swimming duties and official techniques.
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Tony van Dorp
Olympic
Roswell
Adios the Harness Champion Sire Dies at 25
Washington Pa AP Adios a great harness race horse and sire died at Meadowlands farm from laminitis and old age at 25. His offspring earned more than 14.5 million with champions Adios Butler Henry T Adios and Bret Hanover among his progeny.
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Adios
Meadowlands Farm
Adios Butler
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